The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-06-15
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

opening this morning at 6Zfc.
Geo. Jackson of Warren, visited
Tionesta friends over last Sabbath.
Oil City BLssard: Miss Lorena
Campbell, af TionesLa, is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. H. G. Mcknight.
She's workin', and the prospects
are that the eagle will scream little
bit, anyhow, in Tionesta on the Fourth.
The parting of lady visitor and
her hostess reminds one of Shakes
peare's play, "Much Adieu About
Nothing."-B Boston Bulletin.
VIM. r. Reck and son John, of
Strattanville, Clarion county, and j.
b. w. Reck, and daughter Minnie, of
Dallas, Mexican county, are visiting
with Tionesta friends this week.
Conrad Sibble of German Hill,
felt so delighted last Saturday that be
had to come down and set up the ci.
gars to the boys aud tell them of the
young lady that had come to his dom.
icile the night before.
Jenny Wade, the only resident of
Gettysburg, killed during the great
battle on that ground, is to have a
monument erected to her memory
Grove City Telephone. Mistake, friend.
Governor Beavers veto pen says
"nixey." Cause, "no mon."
Mr.. G. w. Barrett, for many years
editor Of the St. Mary's, Elk Co.,
Gazette, has started new semi. weekly
paper in that place, called the Herald.
1t is newsy and neat, and bids fair to
be success. Bro. Barrett has our
best wishes in his new venture.
One day last week John Kiester,
who was engaged in bark. peeling near
Gilfoyle, jerks township, had one of
his legs badly cut, by the glancing of
an ak in the hands Of a fellow work.
man. DR.. fowler attended and found
the muscles Of the thigh almost entire
ly severed.
"A few days ago, at the ceremonies
of the unveiling of the monument to
General Sedgwick, on the Spottsylva-
MIA battlefield, pipe was found lying
on the ground, on which was carved
the following: &c. W. Sweet, Compa.
ny B, 83 Regiment P. ", Yorktown,
May 1st, 1862."-MeadviNe Gazette.
Jake Busch, who lives near Ross
Run, Kingsley township, carries the
belt as the champion rattlesnake slay-
er this season, having thus far made
way with eleven good sized ones. If
all cur farmers would send in report
like this, Forest county would not
need a St. Patrick to rid it of its sur.
plus reptiles,
ALI the survivors of the old Buck
tail regiment are requested to send
their names and addresses to me as
soon as possible, in order to enable me
to compile roster for the purpose of
holding a reunion at WellsbOro, in
the early part of this summer. Chair.
man committee, ]. V. Morgan, Round
Top, Tioga county, Pa. Exchanges
please copy)
Mrs. Daniel Downey of Balltown,
and Mrs. Dennis DoWney Of Fagun-
dus, with four children, met with what
might have been a very serious acci.
dent at Hickory yesterday. They were
on their way to Fsgundus, and when
some distance on the approach to the
river bridge, learned they were on the
wrong road, and in attempting to
back their team off the bridge, the
wagon went over, burying its oeeu-
pants underneath. Mrs. Daniel Dow.
ney had one of her arms dislocated at
the elbow, but strange to say none of
the others were injured in the least,
although the place was very rocky,
and the wagon fell distance of sew
eral feet.